The Symposium 2020 is being presented by the Centre for Educational Research in Languages and Literacies (CERLL) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. This event is a collaboration with the Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga, the Faculty of Education at Western University, the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics and the Faculty of Education at York University, as well as the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Waterloo.

This symposium was held virtually on May 8-9, 2020 and featured the latest research and findings in Languages and Literacies Education.

Plenary Speakers

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Professor Jim Cummins

Title: Reversing Underachievement among Multilingual Students: Whole School Instructional Strategies for Identity Affirmation and Academic Success

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Professor Bernd R眉schoff

Title: The CEFR Descriptors for Online Interaction and Digital Tools in the Language Classroom

Friday Sessions

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Yecid Ortega

Title: "Teacher, 驴Puedo Hablar en Espa帽ol?鈥 A Reflection on Plurilingualism and Translanguaging from an international perspective

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Elena Danilina & Linda Ward

Title: Implementing Plurilingual Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Programs

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Yulia Smirnova

Title: Discoursal identity construction in English language learners鈥 graduate personal statements

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Kate Paterson

Title: Literacy as digital media practice: Home language use among refugee and immigrant-background youth in Ontario secondary schools

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Heejin Song & Jacqueline Ng

Title: Empowering ELLs鈥 intellectual, linguistic and cultural growth through multiliteracies pedagogy in an EAP blended course

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Katie Brubacher

Title: The emotion of learning: Enabling newcomers with emerging print literacy to research each other

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Cristina Guerrero, Megan Ramsay, Arpita Ghosal & Jennifer Skilton

Title: An exploration of a reciprocal professional learning model among elementary students and educators focused on Comprehensive Literacy

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Qian Wu

Title: Learning L2 Chinese in Study Abroad Residence Hall and Homestay: Two Case Studies

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Sophia Bello

Title: Enqu锚te sur le profil linguistique des 茅tudiants fond茅e sur l鈥檃pprentissage collaboratif

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Erica Swyers

Title: Investigating German Textbook Dialogues through their Audio Formats

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Adriana Soto-Corominas & Ana Garc铆a-All茅n

Title: Asymmetry between Attitudes and Performance in the Spanish Foreign Language Flipped Classroom

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Natalie Killick

Title: Intercultural Film Comprehension: A Reception Study

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Shaden Samir Attia

Title: Globalization and Education: Discrimination and Privilege

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Le Chen

Title: International students negotiating discourses of deficit, difference, and diversity in the Canadian EAP context

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Sardar Anwaruddin

Title: Social Distancing and the Stickiness of Bodies in Language Pedagogy

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Yasmeen Hakooz

Title: Investigating Identity, Language Practices and Schooling Experiences of Canadian-born Muslim Students in Ontario Post-Secondary Schools

Saturday Sessions

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Fatemeh Hasiri & Mohammad Falhasiri

Title: Dynamic written corrective feedback

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Hyeyoon Cho

Title: Synchronous web-based collaborative writing: How do small-group peer interactions influence the production of debate summaries?

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Injung Wi

Title: Learning new words from a TED Talk: When to switch on/off the subtitles?

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Yuliya Desyatova

Title: Implementing Language Proficiency Standards through Portfolio Assessment: New Old Perspectives

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Olga Tararova

Title: Leadership seminars as a new tool in promoting participation and deepening student knowledge

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Danielle Freitas

Title: Using Mixed Methods Methodology in Language Teacher Education 鈥 The Way Forward?

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Yaseen Ali

Title: Communities: Reflections on a drop-in program for graduate students and postdocs

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Hamidreza Moeini & Muhammad Reza Shalizar

Title: Investigating the potentials of computerized dynamic assessment in teaching and assessing critical thinking to undergraduate students

Poster Sessions

Aide Chen

Title: English Language Teachers鈥 Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Digital Technologies

Qiongli Zhu

Title: Embedding Critical Literacy into Computer-Assisted Teaching Model in China鈥檚 College English Curriculum Requirements 2007

Wenmin Liang

Title: Destination Reading Curriculum Implemented in an English Immersion Program in China

Rebeca Marchon Capanema

Title: The Importance of Peer Scaffolding for Second Language Teaching and Learning

Amy Christine Parker

Title: Plurilingual Acquisition in a Kindergarten Classroom

Lian Chang

Title: A Case Study Exploring Primary/Junior Teachers Knowledge and Implementation of Literacy to Teach Vocabulary

Justine Jun

Title: Migrant Women Instructors in Adult English Programs in Ontario: The Impact of Staffroom Encounters and the Implications of Workplace Learning Experiences

Jos茅 Luis Ortiz Soria

Title: Transmedia Storytelling Projects in the Second Language Class

Sabrina Rokerya

Title: L鈥檃m茅nagement vers un Canada plurilingue; un syst猫me d鈥櫭ヾucation inclusif, collaboratif et respectueux

Yunfeng Xu (James)

Title: A critical analysis of the strategic process for school improvement planning in my school context

Zhumei Lin

Title: Integrating Confucianism into Language Teaching: A Perspective of Holistic Education

Ju Huang & Emily Arturi

Title: Thinking out of the box: A case study on use of multi-literacy pedagogy in ESL classroom in Ontario

Madeleine Myers & Nicole Paton

Title: Le Kamishiba茂 plurilingue : un projet p茅dagogique plurilingue mis en lien avec des prescriptions minist茅rielles